Work, pay and getting to work in Square Butte
The Census job records count 7 working residents of Square Butte and no jobs based in it. Home is the office for 40% of workers, against 12% across Montana. Hardly any stay in Square Butte for work; outside it, Big Sandy is the main destination (14%, 46 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Square Butte, and who commutes in
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Square Butte on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Square Butte’s residents
Where Square Butte clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workers
14% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Working from home in Square Butte
of Square Butte workers work from home, vs 13% across Montana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3 commuters (the 40% who work from home are left out). Across Montana: 81% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Square Butte
About 43% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Square Butte: questions
What is the median household income in Square Butte?
$48,500 (±$24,018) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,509 across Montana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Square Butte?
0.0%, against 11.5% across Montana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Square Butte work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Big Sandy (14%, 46 mi), Geraldine (14%, 7 mi), Fort Benton (14%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Square Butte without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Square Butte, from the people who make the trip.
More of Square Butte
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.